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Nostalgia: Beauty Edition

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A few weeks ago, I took a trip down memory lane after I discovered a jar of Noxzema at Shoppers Drug Mart. It’s no surprise that I’m not the only Noxzema Girl out there – many readers chimed in with their own memories and fave old school products.

So, since it’s Friday, and I wanted to have a little fun, here’s a tribute to some of my most cherished must-haves from the 90’s. Do you recognize a product or two?

1. Aqua Net Hair Spray – 2. Revlon “Toast of New York” Lipstick – 3. Noxzema Deep Cleansing Cream – 4. Mood Magic Colour Changing Lipstick – 5. V05 Hot Oil Treatment – 6. CoverGirl Oil Control Face Powder – 7. Malibu Musk Fragrance Spray – 8. Exclamation! Perfume – 9. Dippity Do Hair Gel – 10. Sun In Spray – 11. The Body Shop Dewberry Body Wash – 12. Maybelline Great Lash Mascara

Can you add to my list? What were some of your favourite beauty products from the 90’s? 

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  2. When I saw the title the first thing that came to mind: “Exclamation! BETTER be on that list!”.. and oh yes, it was! hah And Sun IN? Ooooh boy. :D

  3. I love them all! Those were both my favorite perfumes for sure (along with Debbie Gibson’s Electric Youth!)

    And Sun-In…oh the damage you did to my hair Sun-In….

    • You know what? I don’t think I ever sampled Electric Youth, though I may have played her tape until it broke my boom box :)

        • I *think* they sell it at Walmart, but you can always tweet them (@LovesBabySoft) to find a retailer near you!

          • They do still make Love’s Baby Soft :) I bought my 2 year old granddaughter a bottle for Christmas… she’s quite the little Diva! Her momma and 2 aunts got designer perfumes and when she heard her aunt Megan say her perfume was Coach Poppy my granddaughter ran around telling everybody to smell her “Poppy” perfume. It was too cute!

  6. I believe my best friend in the 90’s was Aqua Net! lol I remember all of these products lol

  7. I remember all of these (except the lipstick), but only ever used the Malibu Musk and VO5 Hot Oil from that list. In the 90’s I was an Avon rep, so I used a lot of their products (but “resigned” in the late 90’s when I went on disability – lost all my customer base LOL).

    • Oh no! Sorry to hear you lost your customer base, but happy you recognize most of the products here!

      • I knew it was going to happen, the only people I sold to were co-workers – I had a “system” going that only involved breaks and lunchtime, worked out well, never had complaints from the “boss”. The only big drawback seemed to be that I bought way too much stuff for myself ! LOL

        • Ah, that’s always the case, isn’t it? I remember working for a clothing store when I was in my teens, and I spent more than half my paycheck on the clothes!

    • Of course I remember Cherries in the Snow! It was iconic – just like “Love that Red” and “Love that Pink”!

  9. The 90’s?! I was using a few of these in the 80’s Lena! And like Teena – I used Loves Baby Soft. How about White Shoulder perfume, Kissing Potion lip gloss (flavoured with the glass roller bottle), Pert Plus shampoo, Joico I.C.E. Spray, and Dep gel? Hubby greased up with American Crew lol!

    • Haha I don’t doubt it – a lot of these products were popular in the 80’s as well. Definitely remember Pert Plus shampoo, Joico I.C.E. Spray, and Dep Gel… in fact, I can still smell the gel!

  10. haha the Maybelline Great Lash Mascara was my first mascara! I remember getting it only because I read that a celebrity (don’t remember who!) uses this!

    • It was most likely supermodel Christy Turlington – at least, that’s who made me want to try it!!

      • Yes, I thought weekly or bi-weekly V05 treatment = free pass to use heat styling tools seven days a week! Twice a day even if I wanted to! Frugal tip for you Lena — DIY hot oil treatments with olive oil work just as well, as does laying off the straightener…

    • Haha yeah I’ve heard that a lot… spraying copious amounts of hydrogen peroxide in your hair can’t be good for it…

  16. I could never get any brand of mood lipstick to work on me – they all ended up this hideous hot pink colour [before that was popular!] :)

  20. Revlon Toast of New York! I stocked up on that! And I probably used a can of Aqua Net a week! Haha! Love this post!

    • Thanks Holly! And yeah – I remember thinking Toast of New York was the most perfect lipstick ever!

  22. I loved Dewberry from The Body Shop! It’s back? I will run to the store to get it!!
    I used to wear Body Shop’s Mango perfume oil.

  25. I was cleaning out a box full of “old” stuff yesterday and guess what I found. Yep, a tube of 5. V05 Hot Oil Treatment – thinking it is probably way past its best before date!